“The total reflects the emerging scale of a practice that will have lasting impacts on a generation of kids who happened to arrive in the U.S. at this particular moment.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/06/08/immigration-family-separation-children/
“The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved the regulation with little public debate or discussion, prompting criticism from one of the state’s top energy economists.”
“In response, state regulators will temporarily stop processing new applications for marijuana licenses starting June 15.”
“‘We are not going to do any violence to the traditional definition of a security that has worked for a long time,’ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton told CNBC Wednesday.”
“Trump reportedly invoked the War of 1812 to suggest that Canada might be a national security threat.”
Read more: https://www.vox.com/world/2018/6/7/17435174/trump-trudeau-war-1812-history
“The EU is voting to introduce aggressive new online copyright laws and ‘widespread censorship’ measures, which critics say could strangle new media websites and stifle satire and online meme culture.”
“ZTE ceased major operations since the seven-year ban [on buying from U.S. suppliers] was imposed.”
“The excruciating DMCA section 1201 exemption process is upon us again, and the right to repair tractors, cars, and electronics is at stake.”
Read more: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbxzyv/dmca-1201-exemptions
“Even if Trump gets his wish, an import ban is highly unlikely to have the effect he’s looking for. Both BMW and Mercedes-Benz maintain large US manufacturing presences.”
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05/trump-wants-a-total-ban-on-german-luxury-car-imports/
“Communications Minister Sam Basil said the one-month shutdown would ‘allow information to be collected’ about people using the site for nefarious purposes.”
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/papua-guinea-ban-facebook-month-180530053406737.html